EVEN if you don’t know his name, you’ll be familiar with Jack Vettriano’s paintings.

Prints of his hugely populist but critically-despised watercolours are everywhere . . . hotel foyers, restaurants, Ikea stores, as well as millions of homes.

The Glaswegian’s most famous work — the Singing Butler — fetched £774,000 at auction and, despite being shunned by the art establishment, he has a strong celebrity following.

Among his most ardent collectors are Jack Nicholson and Sir Alex Ferguson, but something tells me golfer Colin Montgomerie won’t be joining his fan club.

Vettriano this week claimed he turned down a commission from the National Gallery to paint Monty because “I don’t do men with breasts”. Ouch!

But the artist didn’t stop there. He went on: “I have to paint a face I like. Have you seen Colin Montgomerie’s face recently?”

Monty — not known for his sense of humour — responded by, allegedly, laughing off the remarks and then claiming, through his agent, that he has no idea who Vettriano is.

As the painter is a fellow Scot, that’s a little hard to believe. But perhaps Monty has been so focused on his game over the past decade that culture has taken a back seat . . . along with his appearance!